Eastbourne Beach Management Works

As part of Eastbourne’s approved 5 Year Beach Management Strategy, the last week in March will see further beach replenishment shingle being added to seafront beaches.

Pevensey Coastal Defence Ltd. are carrying out the works on behalf of Eastbourne Borough Council as part of the Coast Protection Maintenance Contract. The total estimated replenishment volume required is 9,750 cubic metres.

Dredger Sospan Dau is a familar site to those living in Sovereign Harbour and Pevensey Bay, and has also worked at Bulverhythe and Seaford for the Environment Agency in the last few years. This will however be the first time she has worked on Eastbourne’s beaches.

The technique used at Pevensey has been refined in the last three years so there is no longer a need for machines on the beach, allowing normal wave action to sort and move shingle on the beach. Being able to follow this example should mean it is an ideal way of adding small amounts of sediment to Eastbourne’s beaches whilst minimising inconvenience to residents and other beach users.

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